- to contend
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to contend
This meaning refers to engaging in disputes or expressing differing opinions in a discussion or debate, especially in an academic or intellectual context.
The scholars contended at the conference, presenting different viewpoints.
The experts had intense disagreements on this issue.
Generated collocations (experimental)
zhēng míng争鸣tǎo lùn讨论discussion and contentionzhēng míng争鸣shí kè时刻moment of contentionzhēng míng争鸣jiē duàn阶段stage of debatezì yóu自由zhēng míng争鸣free contentionjī liè激烈zhēng míng争鸣intense contentionzhuān jiā专家zhēng míng争鸣debate among expertszhēng míng争鸣píng tái平台platform for contentionlǐ lùn理论zhēng míng争鸣theoretical debatezhēng míng争鸣shēng yīn声音voices of contentionxué shù学术zhēng míng争鸣academic contentiongōng zhòng公众zhēng míng争鸣public debatewén yì文艺zhēng míng争鸣contention in literature and arts